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Healthy Chocolate overload Cookie dough truffles- vegan, gluten free

Healthy ingredients, come together with no added refined sugar to make an indulgent cookie dough dessert.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup oat flour or coarsely ground steel cut oats
  • 1 cup sweet potato cooked and sliced thin
  • 3 medjool dates pitted and chopped
  • 1.5 cup oat milk, can use almond or soy milk
  • 3 Tbsp almond flour
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp dark cacao powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
If making cookie dough truffles- optional
  • 1 cup dark or unsweetened chocolate chips melted

Method
 

  1. In a heavy bottom pan, add the oat flour or coarsely ground steel cut oats, along with dates, sliced sweet potatoes and oat milk.
  2. On medium heat, let the ingredients cook, with gentle stirring.
  3. About 10 min later, you should see the dates soften, the dough coming together. At this stage add the almond flour , maple syrup , cacao powder and mix well.
  4. Add the vanilla extract, salt, and any other spices you desire such as cinnamon.
  5. With the flat surface of a wooden spoon, mash through the mixture.
  6. Once a slightly gooey dough is formed, turn the stove off, and let it cool in the fridge for at least 30 min prior to eating it .
Cookie dough truffles
  1. You can enjoy the healthy cookie dough by itself, but if you want to take it a step ahead, and make it super hit with kids, do read below.
  2. Melt chocolate chips, either by double boiler method or in microwave in short bursts of 15 sec for up to 60-90 sec.
  3. Make small balls with your hands using the made cookie dough and dip them in the melted chocolate.
  4. Let them cook in fridge for up to two hours or in a freezer for 45 min.
  5. You can use chocolate sprinkles, nuts, hemp hearts, chocolate chips, in the dough or in the outer chocolate layer for extra crunch and excitement.